{"product_id":"9781614293972","title":"Bow First, Ask Questions Later: Ordination, Love, and Monastic Zen in Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a free-spirited, modern American girl goes on a spiritual quest into structured, traditional Japanese Zen life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGesshin Claire Greenwood was a liberal, free-spirited American girl who found meaning and freedom in disciplined, traditional Japanese Zen life. However, she came to question not only contemporary American values but also traditional monastic ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about becoming an adult—about sexuality, religion, work, ethics, and individuality—but it is also about being a human being trying to be happy. Questioning is a theme that runs throughout the book: how can I be happy? What is true? What is authentic? The reader is invited along a journey that is difficult, inspiring, sad, funny, and sincere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wisdom Publications MA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049183002864,"sku":"9781614293972","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614293972_p0.jpg?v=1763848379","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614293972","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}